Macnamara blog
Information Security
You can’t have IT without Security!
There, we said it, but what does that mean and perhaps more importantly, what does it mean for our customers?
September 15, 2021
The Macnamara Blog
Best practices
To Save or to Auto Save?
Save as you go. If ever there was a golden rule of working with computers, this is it. Anyone who has ever worked on a document before losing their progress to an application crash or power cut knows only too well the dangers of not saving your work. So the introduction of Auto Save in Office seems to be, on the face of it, an absolute gem. But how does it work and what if you need to turn it off?
September 13, 2021
Macnamara blog
Is The MSP (Managed Services Provider) Model Broken?
The evolution of the MSP started in the 1990s with the emergence of application service providers (ASPs) who helped pave the way for remote support for IT infrastructure. From the initial focus of remote monitoring and management of servers and networks, the scope of an MSP’s services expanded to include mobile device management, managed security, remote firewall administration and security-as-a-service, and managed print services.
August 19, 2021
Cloud Services
Is Cloud-based Information Technology holding back progress for Architects?
That sounds a bit counter-intuitive, doesn’t it? There have already been great strides made by architects, engineers, and other related construction professionals to adopt cloud-based software such as Autodesk BIM360. Whilst these tools bring huge benefits, it still seems that it’s the domain of large practices and corporates. Why is that?
August 19, 2021
Macnamara blog
Credit Card Fraud: Missed Delivery
Continuing our expose on Phishing, let’s take a look at this real example of a common scam where you’re asked to enter bank card details to re-schedule a missed delivery.
April 22, 2021
Best practices
Phishing – How Does It Work?
Everyone gets phishing emails. Unfortunately they’re everywhere. Most get filtered through to your junk folder or caught before they are even delivered, but some still get through. But what they are and how they work isn’t always clear. Here we’ll try to de-mystify an all too common and potentially dangerous nuisance.
April 13, 2021
Cloud Services
What is a Domain?
Domains are everywhere and they’re a vital part of the internet, not to mention your online company identity. A key part of our service is Domain Management so, by and large, if you’re a client of ours you don’t need to worry too much about what it is or what it does. But having some background on what they are and how they work is always useful.
March 22, 2021
Macnamara blog
The Bee Network – Security Review
The Bee Network is a phone-based crypto currency application for your smart phone
March 17, 2021
Macnamara blog
What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS?
You may have noticed when browsing online that some website addresses start with https:// whilst others start with http://. But have you ever wondered what that means in practice?
In short, the difference is quite simple: one is secure (https) and the other is not (http).
March 2, 2021
Macnamara blog
December 22, 2020